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2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster

Yusuke Nishitani

Yusuke Nishitani

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    143
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Matsubara, Japan
  • High School:
    The Third Senior High School of Nippon University/New Mexico State

Summary

Biography

2020-21: Posted a 5-4 singles record...Went 5-3 at No. 5 singles...Was 0-1 at No. 6...Went 4-4 in doubles play...Was 4-0 at No. 3 doubles with Giacomo Pezzoli as a partner...Hofstra Dean's List student...Named to Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll and the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...2019-20: Posted a 6-8 singles record...Went 3-3 in dual matches...Went 4-5 in doubles...Was 3-3 in dual matches, all with Jonathan Mahrt Guyou...Earned Hofstra Dean's List accolades in Spring 2020...Named to the Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll in Fall 2019...CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection in Fall 2019 and Spring 2020...Previous College: Spent two years at New Mexico State University...Was part of the 2018 WAC championship team...Was 8-8 in singles and 3-3 in doubles play over his two seasons with the Aggies...High School: Attended The Third Senior High School of Nihon University in Tokyo, Japan...Was the Tokyo Inter-High School Metropolitan Tennis champion in 2016...Won the Tokyo Junior Tennis championship in 2015...Was selected to play in the All-Japan Selected School Tennis Championships in 2016...Also played on the ITF junior’s circuit…Advanced to the round of 16 at both the Tecnifibre Tennis Central Championships and NZ ITF Summer Championships in New Zealand in January 2017…Reached the round of 16 at the Waikato Bays ITF event in 2016 as well as the Auckland ITF Indoor Championships…Teamed with Syed Kaleem in 2016 to claim the Amman International Tournament 2 doubles crown...Personal: Names Usain Bolt as his favorite athlete...Lists Mission Impossible as his favorite movie...Also recruited by Bucknell...Plans to pursue a career in marketing...Marketing major.
 
Year Singles Doubles
2019-20 6-8 4-5
2020-21 5-4 4-4
Career 11-12 8-9

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Junior

    5'8" 143 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'8" 143 lbs